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Mnangagwa meets IMF delegation amid worsening economic crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday held a high-level meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation currently in Zimbabwe for an Article IV Consultation, as the country grapples with...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:10hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Exodus continues as Zimbabwean economy lies in ruins ahead of elections
Soaring inflation and collapsing ‘bond notes' are forcing more and more qualified people and professionals to flee the country.Zimbabwe's poor economic performance and depreciation of the su...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Prof Mthuli Ncube is smart!
Mthuli Ncube is a renowned economist and the current Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in Zimbabwe. Since his appointment in 2018, he has been instrumental in implementing necessary macro-econ...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Teddy Ncube
Zimbabwe wallows in debt distress
ZIMBABWE has reached a critical moment in terms of its debt obligations as serious violations of constitutional provisions of public finance management continue unsolved.Deliberation at this w...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 has paralysed Zimbabwe'
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday said the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had paralysed the economy and increased the country's domestic and international debt burden....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MDC violence a threat to national peace
TIME and again many have inked articles articulating how the MDC-Alliance is wired in violence, with the streak running so deep that removing it simply means an end to the political outfit that was fo...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:01hrs | 7 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Reforming to rebuild Zimbabwe: A time for growth - Mthuli Ncube
With the recent announcements of vaccines to the Covid-19 pandemic, the world is staring through their dark tunnel to get a glimpse of the light....Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 05:55hrs | | by Prof Mthuli Ncube
Mthuli Ncube's speech to AfDB boards of governors - Fulltext
Speech by the minister of finance and economic development, Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube during the 2019 annual meetings of the boards of governors of the African Development Bank Group: Malabo, Republic o...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:03hrs | 11 | by Mthuli NCube
Where is Zimbabwe getting it wrong
Since the fall of Mugabe in November 2017 the Zimbabwean economy has been struggling. While much of the blame for the economic problems that the country is facing is directed at the Mnangagwa gov...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 19:14hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Land compensation and IMF re-engagement: A legacy of an Anti-poor government.
The full import of Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe is open for business mantra is now being painfully realized by the working class of Zimbabwe. Salaries of the workers have been eroded, the majority of our popu...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 20:10hrs | 11 | by Obert Masaraure
Chamisa's MDC unhappy with IMF assisting Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai, which brought unprecedented destruction as incessant rain and gusty winds caused catastrophic damage, has prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree to deepen the Fund's eng...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy stabilising, claims Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe's economy is stabilising following the introduction of economic reforms announced under his Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP).Latest offici...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
IMF to monitor Zimbabwe economic targets, policies
International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Zimbabwe have agreed on steps that will pave way for a Staff Monitored Programme (SMP).An SMP involves the IMF staff monitoring a country's economic...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
IMF, Zimbabwe agree on policies & reforms
The International Monetary Fund and Government have reached agreement on macroeconomic policies and structural reforms that can underpin a Staff Monitored Programme. This follows a visit ...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 4 | by FinX
Only a firm hand benevolent autocratic leader can save Zimbabwe
Eddie Cross's opinion piece of December 29, 2018 titled "How long oh Lord, how Long?", in which he lambasts lousy government, corruption, nonsensical monetary and macroeconomic policies, concludes tha...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:58hrs | 11 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
Many of our leaders are just like that baboon
We seem to have been putting up with a lousy government, forever besetted corruption, nonsensical monetary and macroeconomic policies forever. First, we had the Rhodesian government from 1960 onwards,...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe informal sector rises to 95%
The number of Zimbabweans earning a living from the informal sector rose to 95 percent in 2014 from 84 percent in 2011, a new study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has revealed....Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
President Mohadi meets industry leaders
ACTING President Kembo Mohadi will get full appreciation of issues besetting local industry when he meets industrial leaders during their annual congress underway in Bulawayo seeking to come up with i...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government committed to improving budget transparency
The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) and UNICEF commend the Zimbabwean government for its commitment towards improving budget transparency in Zimbabwe.The commitm...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 08:53hrs | 5 | by Nango
IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Visit to South Africa
WASHINGTON DC, United States of America - South Africa's rate of real GDP growth is projected at 1 percent in 2017 thanks to a resumption of solid agricultural production as the drought abates, and an...Published: 19 May 2017 at 07:16hrs | | by APO
Towards a unified African market
For several years, experts from the three largest trading blocs in Africa - the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and So...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 21:04hrs | 1 | by Sara Canals
Departing Wharton not turning his back on Zimbabwe
Outgoing United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe is not turning his back on Zimbabwe as he assumes a senior post in the State Department Bureau of African Affairs with direct responsibility over United S...Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 08:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zim economy faces collapse, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of a challenging economic environment ahead and urged government to pursue strong macroeconomic policies.An IMF staff mission, led by Alfredo ...Published: 28 Mar 2014 at 16:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
IMF Completes 6th Review Under Policy Support Instrument for Mozambique
IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review Under Policy Support Instrument for Mozambique and Approves a New Three-Year PSIMAPUTO, Mozambique - The Exec...Published: 25 Jun 2013 at 06:44hrs | | by APO
Zimbabwe fairs badly on World Bank rankings
The World Bank says countries such as Zimbabwe need to further improve on the economic management and structural policies following the poor ranking in the latest World Bank's Country Policy and Insti...Published: 16 Jul 2012 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim inflation continues to decline
Economic analysts say the country is set to meet the annual inflation rate target of around 5% given the slow-down in year on year inflation rate which stood at 4.03% for the month of May.The ...Published: 20 Jun 2012 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa 'already like Zimbabwe' says union
The levels of poverty and inequality in South Africa were no different from those of poor Zimbabweans because of the country's macroeconomic policies, which continue to stifle the creation of jobs....Published: 10 Jun 2012 at 11:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Medium Term Plan at a glance
The Medium Term Plan is Zimbabwe's national economic development strategy which responds to the mandate set out in Article III of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to support the restoration of eco...Published: 30 Jul 2011 at 05:02hrs | 2 | by .
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